In Tropical Alien’s third interview, directors Clarissa Campolina and Sérgio Borges reveal how “Suçuarana” was born from reading Henry James in 2012, going through 12 years of development to become a road movie about Dora’s search for lost land.
INTERVIEW: CLARISSA CAMPOLINA AND SÉRGIO BORGES (SUÇUARANA, 2024) Read More »
In the first Tropical Takes video, Bruno Weber analyzes Gabriel Mascaro’s “The Blue Trail”. Brazilian dystopia where government sends elderly to distant colonies. Starring Denise Weinberg, film won Silver Bear in Berlin
Tropical Takes: The Blue Trail | Gabriel Mascaro (2024) Read More »
In her new Netflix documentary, Petra Costa presents an essential analysis of how evangelical lobbies shaped Brazil’s far-right. “Apocalypse in the Tropics” reveals pastor Silas Malafaia as the architect of Bolsonaro’s messianic image and exposes the political-religious agenda that led to the January 8th attacks.
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | 2025 Read More »
Mariana Brennand approaches child abuse in Amazonian communities with notable cinematic sensitivity, choosing an ethical visual language that communicates without exploiting. With Jamilli Correa’s revelatory performance and Rômulo Braga’s complex work, the film discusses an urgent reality of Brazilian society through fiction.
Milena Times gently tells the story of a young woman full of plans who has to deal with an unwanted pregnancy, taking time also to reflect on the presence of the characters who form her support network at this unexpected time.
NOT TOMORROW YET | 2024 Read More »
Jorge Furtado’s must-see feature film entertains by discussing the movie-making process, at the same time as it is a catalog of charismatic characters played by great actors. The film is being re-released by the Sessão Vitrine Petrobrás project.
BASIC SANITATION, THE MOVIE | 2007 Read More »
The film works as an anthology of moments that built Ney Matogrosso’s career, counting on Jesuíta Barbosa’s immense talent to represent one of the most well-known artists in Brazilian culture and with Esmir Filho’s competent direction.
LATIN BLOOD: THE BALLAD OF NEY MATOGROSSO | 2025 Read More »
Erico Rassi’s new film is an intelligent deconstruction of the western genre with deep analysis of masculinity in crisis. Featuring Babu Santana, Ângelo Antônio and the captivating presence of Rodger Rogério.
SAME OLD WEST | 2024 Read More »
A história real de uma senhora de 80 anos que toma para si a responsabilidade de lidar com violência observada através de sua janela. Fernanda Montenegro oferece a oportunidade de observar a excelência artística de uma vida dedicada à atuação, no penúltimo filme antes de sua aposentadoria.
In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family – Rubens, Eunice, and their five children – live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
I’M STILL HERE | 2024 Read More »
